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I said to my brother, "What are you playing today ?"

  • I asked my brother what he will be playing that day.
  • I asked my brother what he was playing that day.
  • I asked my brother if he was playing that day.
  • I asked my brother what he would be playing that day.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

When there is wh-questions inside invertved commas then we do not use if or whether in indirect speech.

Note: wh-questions means, questions starting with, "who", "what","why", "whom" etc.

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1. John says, "I shall go there".

  • John said that he went there.
  • John says that he will go there.
  • John says that he went there.
  • John said that I will go there.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Please note : When reporting verb is in present or future Tense, then in indirect speech we do not change the Tense of Reported speech.

So "John says", it is in present, so we will not change the Tense of "I shall go there". That means it will remain future Tense in indirect speech also.

2. The Judge said to inspector, "Call the thieves."

  • The Judge urged inspector to call the thieves.
  • The Judge ordered inspector to get the thieves.
  • The Judge requested inspector to call the thieves.
  • The Judge ordered inspector to call the thieves.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Note: In this type of imperative sentences, we do not use "if/whether", instead we use "to" to replace inverted commas.

3. Sheela said to me, "Munni is dancing better than me."

  • Sheela told me that Munni have been dancing better than her.
  • Sheela told me that Munni was dancing better than her.
  • Sheela told me that Munni had been dancing better than her.
  • Sheela told me that Munni had dancing better than her.

Answer: Option C

4. The children said, "Let us complete homework together."

  • The children told that let them complete homework together.
  • The children told that they should complete homework together.
  • The children suggested that they should complete homework together.
  • The children asked that they should complete homework together.

Answer: Option C

5. Ram said to Rahul, "You are a good player of cricket".

  • Ram told Rahul that he was a good player of cricket.
  • Ram told Rahul that he were a good player of cricket.
  • Ram told Rahul that he would a good player of cricket.
  • Ram told Rahul that he could be a good player of cricket.

Answer: Option A

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